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The purpose of this study is to access the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on postoperative pain in patients undergoing pancreatectomy
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Patients who meet the enrollment criteria will be randomized 1:1 to either the transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) or the sham groups. In the TEAS group, the acupoints are bilateral neiguan (PC6) and Zusanli (ST 36) acupoints. Patients will receive TEAS 30min before anesthesia until being discharged from the postanaesthesia care unit (PACU). The same treatment for 30 min will be performed on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd days after surgery. The stimulation intensity will be adjusted in accordance with the maximal level tolerated by each patient.
Patients in the sham group will receive electrode attachment but without stimulation.
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Age 18-80 years old; ASA physical status class I - III; Patients scheduled for pancreatectomy.
Exclusion criteria
Have a history of epilepsy; Rash or local infection over the acupoint stimulation skin area; Pregnancy or breastfeeding; Mental retardation, psychiatric, or neurological disease; Inability to comprehend the numeric rating scale (NRS); Implantation of a cardiac pacemaker, cardioverter, or defibrillator; Chronic opioid use; Metastases in other organs; Have a history of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupuncture Stimulation (TEAS) or electroacupuncture treatment in the past or recently;
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132 participants in 2 patient groups
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Luo Fengming, PhD; Chunling Jiang, PhD
Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov
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